Lumbar epidural steroid injection · Iowa
Lumbar epidural steroid injection in Iowa: the highest-volume physicians
58 physicians in Iowa billed Medicare for 8,709 lumbar epidural steroid injection procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jun Xu, MDPain Management · West Des Moines | 641 | 514 | +25% |
| 2 | Godfrey I. Thuku, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Ames | 477 | 408 | +17% |
| 3 | Timothy J. Miller, MDInterventional Pain Management · Davenport | 470 | 486 | −3% |
| 4 | Tork J. Harman, MDAnesthesiology · Hiawatha | 405 | 380 | +7% |
| 5 | Mark D. Kline, MDAnesthesiology · Hiawatha | 387 | 434 | −11% |
| 6 | Julie A. Saddler, MDAnesthesiology · Hiawatha | 367 | 353 | +4% |
| 7 | Arpan G. PatelPain Management · West Des Moines | 320 | 241 | +33% |
| 8 | Nathan C. Meloy, DOPain Management · Bettendorf | 311 | 363 | −14% |
| 9 | Daniel B. Goldish, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · North Liberty | 295 | 250 | +18% |
| 10 | Fred J. Dery, MDInterventional Pain Management · North Liberty | 294 | 312 | −6% |
| 11 | Mauricio J. Acebey, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · West Des Moines | 293 | 237 | +24% |
| 12 | Jolene M. Smith, DOInterventional Pain Management · Clive | 287 | 263 | +9% |
| 13 | Ashar Afzal, MDPain Management · Waterloo | 283 | 217 | +30% |
| 14 | Kyle E. Morrissey, DOAnesthesiology · Hiawatha | 276 | 284 | −3% |
| 15 | Allen J. Eckhoff, MDInterventional Pain Management · Des Moines | 227 | 191 | +19% |
| 16 | Maruti R. Kari, MD, MPHPain Management · Bettendorf | 216 | 266 | −19% |
| 17 | Daniel W. Moyse, MDInterventional Pain Management · Des Moines | 211 | 228 | −7% |
| 18 | Andrzej Szczepanek, MDAnesthesiology · West Des Moines | 208 | 180 | +16% |
| 19 | Anthony R. Stark, DOPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Des Moines | 206 | 177 | +16% |
| 20 | Justin J. Elwood, MDPain Management · Waterloo | 196 | 181 | +8% |
| 21 | Arnold R. Parenteau, MDPain Management · Ames | 191 | 228 | −16% |
| 22 | Thomas G. Klein, DOInterventional Pain Management · Des Moines | 178 | 247 | −28% |
| 23 | Ronald F. Kloc, DOInterventional Pain Management · Mason City | 177 | 187 | −5% |
| 24 | George Lederhaas, MDAnesthesiology · Des Moines | 150 | 165 | −9% |
| 25 | John W. Rayburn, MDPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Des Moines | 133 | 182 | −27% |
A rank counts procedures billed under the physician's own NPI (CPT 62323, 64483), in 2024, Medicare fee-for-service only. A surgeon who mostly treats younger or Medicare Advantage patients will rank lower than their total volume. Method and limits.